Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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